horowitz bacon: "good enough to eat"

After three months of talking, three days of brining, and seven hours of smoking, we finally got to eat our bacon. Initial thoughts: the flavor is excellent. The apple cider and hickory taste delicious. The texture, however, leaves something to be desired. Maybe our cut of pork belly isn't quite right, or perhaps we just didn't slice the meat thin enough tonight, but the bacon is too thick and chewy to be called perfect. Still, I'd be lying if I didn't say how proud I am. To my HB partners, and all the friends and fans of the project, I thank you, and present to you the first batch of Horowitz Bacon.

BLTs, anyone?